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Paul Giger (born 1952 in
Herisau Herisau is a municipality and the capital of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. It is the seat of the canton's government and parliament; the judicial authorities are situated in Trogen. The central hamlet and the houses around ...
, Switzerland), is a Swiss violinist and composer. He plays contemporary classical music,
jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...
, and free improvised music, and specializes in
extended techniques In music, extended technique is unconventional, unorthodox, or non-traditional methods of singing or of playing musical instruments employed to obtain unusual sounds or timbres.Burtner, Matthew (2005).Making Noise: Extended Techniques after Exper ...
. He has released six CDs on the ECM label and collaborated with the
Hilliard Ensemble The Hilliard Ensemble was a British male vocal quartet originally devoted to the performance of early music. The group was named after the Elizabethan miniaturist painter Nicholas Hilliard. Founded in 1974, the group disbanded in 2014. Althoug ...
,
Jan Garbarek Jan Garbarek () (born 4 March 1947) is a Norwegian jazz saxophonist, who is also active in classical music and world music. Garbarek was born in Mysen, Østfold, southeastern Norway, the only child of a former Polish prisoner of war, Czesław ...
, Pierre Favre and Marie-Louise Dähler.


Discography

*'' Chartres'' (ECM, 1989) *''
Alpstein The Alpstein are a subgroup of the Appenzell Alps in Switzerland. The Alpstein massif is in Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden and St. Gallen. Despite it being rather low when compared to other Alpine peaks – the highest mountain ...
'' (ECM, 1991) *''
Schattenwelt ''Schattenwelt'' is the third album by Swiss violinist Paul Giger recorded in 1992 and released on the ECM label.Ignis'' (ECM, 1998) *''
Vindonissa Vindonissa (from a Gaulish toponym in *''windo-'' "white") was a Roman legion camp, vicus and later a bishop's seat at modern Windisch, Switzerland. The remains of the camp are listed as a heritage site of national significance. The city of B ...
'' (ECM, 2003) *'' Towards Silence'' (ECM, 2007) *'' trans limen ad lumen'' (DIVOX, 2017)


External links


Paul Giger official site
1952 births Living people Swiss composers Swiss male composers Swiss violinists Male violinists ECM Records artists 21st-century violinists 21st-century male musicians {{switzerland-composer-stub